PhD Research Scholarships

SEARCA invites qualified Indonesians and other Southeast Asians to apply for the following scholarships and grants:
PhD Research Scholarships. Open to students pursuing PhD in agriculture or related fields whose research focuses on SEARCA's priority thrusts, i.e., promotion of agricultural competitiveness and/or natural resource management.

Scholars are required to spend two months at SEARCA, located in the Philippines, and present a seminar related to the research. Scholarship support is up to a maximum of US$8,400 per awardee. Deadlines for application are 1 April 2008 and 1 September 2008.

The list of application requirements and application form may be downloaded at http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/regxilar scholarships/phdresearch.html.
SEARCA Travel Grants. The grant provides financial support to qualified staff of development-oriented institution or graduate students of reputable universities in Southeast Asia who will present scientific papers in international or local scientific conferences or fora. Travel grant is up to a maximum of US$1,200 per awardee. Applications must be submitted at least two months before the second month of each quarter. The SEARCA Committee on Travel Grants evaluates applications on a quarterly basis (every third week of the last month of every quarter) for travels that fall within the quarter following each evaluation period.
For more details about SEARCA scholarships and travel grants, please visit http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/index.html or contact gsd@agri.searca.org.
S E A M E O
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Los Banos 4031 Laguna, Philippines
Tel.: 63-49 536 2365 to 67; Fax: 63-49 536 7164; URL: http://www.searca.org